Shield

/ʃiːld/

Synonyms for "shield" (408 found)

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Closest matches (82)

Noun(18 words)

buckler armor armoring babying backstops baffle barricades barrier bathroom block breastplate breastplates bucklers bulletproofs bulwarks carapace carapaces castle

achievement advocate aegis alerionanimal chargeannulet applyapply toargent armarm guardarmament armature armorarmor platearmorial bearingsarmory arms azure backstop

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bandeau barbar sinisterbaton bearings bendbend sinisterbillet blanket blazon blazonry bless blockbody armorbordurebroad arrowbuckler bufferbulletproof vestbulwark bumpercadency markcanopy cantonchain armorchain mailchamber champion chaplet charge cherish chevron chief chitin cloak clothe cloud coatcoat of armscoat of mail

Adjective(2 words)

armoured bulletproof

Verb(2 words)

babied bulletproofed

Strong matches (122)

cockatricecompass aboutcontraceptive convoy cope copyright coronet cortex covercover upcoverage covering covert coverture cowl cowlingcrash helmetcrescent crest cross

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cross molinecrown curtain cushion dashboard defence defend device difference differencing dodger drape drapery eagle eclipse elytron ensure envelop episperm ermine ermines erminites erminois escutcheonface maskfalcon fence fend fender fessfess pointfield file filmfinger guardflanch flankfleur-de-lisfoot guardfret fur fuse fusil garland goggles governor griffin guarantee guardguard againstguardrail guise gules gyron habergeonhand guardhandrail hanging harborhard hatharness hatchment hauberk haven helmetheraldic device

Noun(25 words)

cocoon cocoons coddling conceal covercover the materialcoverer cradling cuirass cup cushions cuticledanish isoleredefend defending defense defenses deflector egis escutcheons

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foil foils guard guarding harbors

Verb(8 words)

cocooned cosset cupped defended defends fireproofs harbor harbour

Adjective(2 words)

dustproof fireproof

Adverb(1 words)

forcefully defended position

Related words (204)

hidehonor pointhood house housing impalement impaling inescutcheon insulate insulation insure interlock keepkeep from harmknee guardknuckle guardlabellaminated glasslay onlay over

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life preserverlifelinelightning conductorlightning rodlion lorica lorication lozenge mailmake safemantle mantling marshaling martlet mascle mask metal motto mudguard muffle mullet needles nestlenombril pointnose guardobduce obscure occult octofoil or ordinary orle overlay overspread pad padding pale pall palladium paly panoply patent pean pericarp pheon pilot plateplate armorpolice preservation preserve preventive prophylactic protect protectionprotective clothingprotective coveringprotective umbrellapurpureput onquarter quartering refuge registerride shotgun forroof rose sable safeguard safetysafety glasssafety plugsafety railsafety shoessafety switchsafety valvesaltire save screen scum scutcheon scute scutumseat beltsecure security shade shadow shell sheltershin guardshroud spinesspread eaglespread overstand bysubordinarysuit of armorsun helmetsuperimpose superpose tend tenne test testathick skintincture torse tressure umbrella underwrite unicorn vair veil vert vestment vindicate ward windscreen windshield wreath yale

Noun(38 words)

hunkering insulating mantelet mollycoddle mollycoddles mollycoddling mulches outhouse paviseprivate livingprotect protection protector protectors rampart refugesroman soldier armorsafeguarding safeguards sandbag

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sandbags screen screenssecure societyshade shell sheltering shelters shielder spare tarp tarps visor warding wards waterproofs windbreaks withhold

Verb(17 words)

immunise insulate insulates occludesplay defensepreserve chemical sampleprotect informationprotect reputationprotected protects sandbagged screen screened secures steeled weatherize weatherproofs

Adjective(6 words)

insulatedprotective layersafe weathersheltered shockproof visored

Determiner(1 words)

no heat flow

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

16 entries

armor armour barrier conceal cover defend defensedefense gearhide protect protectionprotective coverprotective coveringsafeguard scute

More specific

14 entries

ballistic shieldblock conceal cover cushionface shieldguard insulatekite shieldround shieldscreen spare targe withhold

Collocations

12 entries

ballistic shieldface shieldkite shieldprotective shieldround shieldshield againstshield datashield fromshield students fromshield the eyesshield wallshield yourself

Inflections

3 entries

shielded shielding shields

Derivations

3 entries

shieldable shielded shielding

Translations

58 translations across 37 languages.

Arabic

2 entries

وِقَاء noun (anything that protects or defends)
وِقَايَه noun (anything that protects or defends)

Bulgarian

1 entries

защи́та noun (anything that protects or defends)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

保護者 /保护者 noun (anything that protects or defends)
防護物 /防护物 noun (anything that protects or defends)

Czech

2 entries

kryt noun (anything that protects or defends)
štít noun (anything that protects or defends)

Danish

2 entries

-skjold noun (anything that protects or defends)
skjold noun (anything that protects or defends)

Dutch

2 entries

bescherming noun (anything that protects or defends)
scherm noun (anything that protects or defends)

Esperanto

1 entries

ŝirmilo noun (anything that protects or defends)

Estonian

1 entries

kaitse noun (anything that protects or defends)

Finnish

2 entries

kilpi noun (anything that protects or defends)
suoja noun (anything that protects or defends)

French

1 entries

bouclier noun (anything that protects or defends)

Galician

1 entries

escudo noun (anything that protects or defends)

German

1 entries

Schutz noun (anything that protects or defends)

Greek

1 entries

ασπίδα noun (anything that protects or defends)

Hebrew

2 entries

מָגֵן noun (anything that protects or defends)
שִׁרְיוֹן noun (anything that protects or defends)

Hungarian

1 entries

védelem noun (anything that protects or defends)

Icelandic

1 entries

skjöldur noun (anything that protects or defends)

Indonesian

1 entries

pelindung noun (anything that protects or defends)

Italian

4 entries

copertura noun (anything that protects or defends)
protezione noun (anything that protects or defends)
rifugio noun (anything that protects or defends)
riparo noun (anything that protects or defends)

Korean

2 entries

보호물 noun (anything that protects or defends)
보호자 noun (anything that protects or defends)

Latin

1 entries

integumentum noun (anything that protects or defends)

Latvian

3 entries

aizsargs noun (anything that protects or defends)
aizsegs noun (anything that protects or defends)
ekrāns noun (anything that protects or defends)

Lithuanian

1 entries

apsauga noun (anything that protects or defends)

Macedonian

1 entries

штит noun (anything that protects or defends)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries

skjerm noun (anything that protects or defends)
skjold noun (anything that protects or defends)
vern noun (anything that protects or defends)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries

سپر noun (anything that protects or defends)

Polish

1 entries

osłona noun (anything that protects or defends)

Portuguese

1 entries

escudo noun (anything that protects or defends)

Romanian

1 entries

pavăză noun (anything that protects or defends)

Russian

1 entries

защи́та noun (anything that protects or defends)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries

štȋt noun (anything that protects or defends)
шти̑т noun (anything that protects or defends)

Slovak

2 entries

kryt noun (anything that protects or defends)
štít noun (anything that protects or defends)

Slovene

1 entries

ščitnik noun (anything that protects or defends)

Spanish

1 entries

escudo noun (anything that protects or defends)

Swedish

3 entries

skyddsplåt noun (anything that protects or defends)
skärma noun (anything that protects or defends)
sköld noun (anything that protects or defends)

Tibetan

2 entries

ཕུབ noun (anything that protects or defends)
འགེབས་སྲུང་ཡོ་ཆས noun (anything that protects or defends)

Turkish

1 entries

kalkan noun (anything that protects or defends)

Welsh

1 entries

aes noun (anything that protects or defends)

Sample sentences

25 total sentences available.

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Look on both sides of the shield.

Source: tatoeba (266977)

Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.

Source: tatoeba (1490950)

I used his beheaded body as a shield.

Source: tatoeba (1538635)

He used the book as a shield.

Source: tatoeba (3680430)

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